Apparatus for spraying heavy oils



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APPARATUS FOR SPRAYING HEAVY OILS Filed Aug. 7, 1928 Pa an Mag 20, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLY STRIOKEB, OF HANOVER, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO GUR'I. RICHTER, OF

. HANOVER, GERMANY APPARATUS FOR SPRA YING HEAVY OILS Application filed August 7, 1928, Serial No. 298,090, and in Germany August 10, 1927.

The present invention has for its object an apparatus for spraying and spreading heavy oils or consistent fats. The novel feature resides in the fact that the device comprises a hot Water receptacle with a heating pipe, whilst the chamber for the pressure agent lies above the fat or oil level, the pressure being produced by a pump or by introducing the pressure fluid from elsewhere.

On the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a stationary apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a similar View of a portable apparatus.

In both figures the same reference numerals designate. identical parts. According to Figure 1, the receptacle 1 comprises the pres sure chamber 2, the oil tank 3 and the heating chamber 4, which contains hot water or :0 the like. Within the chamber 4 lies a spiral heating pipe 5 provided with a nozzle 6. The vertical part 7 continues by a return bend 8 having a cock 9 and'enters finally into the oil chamber 3. The end of the pipe 8 lies near the concave bottom. Within the chambers 2, 3 is provided a pressure pump 9, the exhaust pipe 10 having an automatic check valve 11. 12' is an opening for the introduction of the oil or grease or the like and 13 a similar 0 ening for the inlet of the heating agent Water or the like). 14 is a pressure gauge.

' In use, the apparatus is filled with hot water which can be held at the necessary temperature by direct heating or an electric heater (not shown) so that the-oil or grease is brought to a sufiicient liquid state which permits its spreading or spraying by meansof the nozzle 6 as soon as a sufiicient pressure 40 is produced inthe chamber 2 by the acting of the pump 9 and opening of the cock 9'.

According to the Flgure 2, the spiral pipe 5 is wound round the oil containing vessel 3 to which it is attached at 15. The vessel deends into the chamber 4. The pressure fluid is introduced by the inlet branch 16.

The function is selfunderstanding. Iclaim: Apparatus of the class described comprising a vessel having a chamber for the recep-.

zle arranged near the bottom of the vessel and air compressing apparatus arranged in the said oil chamber to discharge compressed air thereinto and having an operating handle arranged exterior-1y of and above said vessel.

WILLY STRICKER. 

